[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9528-9529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04829]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

[OMB No. 0985-0006]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Performance (Progress) Report for AoA Grantees

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an 
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of

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information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, 
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of 
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. This Extension Without Changes (ICR Ext); solicits comments on 
the information collection requirements related to the Performance 
(Progress) Report for AoA Grantees under the Older Americans Act Public 
Law 109-365 Section 411.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by May 14, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: Tomakie Washington [email protected]. Submit written 
comments on the collection of information to Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Tomakie Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tomakie Washington, Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202-795-7336, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, ACL 
invites comments on our burden estimates or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including:
    (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of ACL's functions, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) the accuracy of ACL's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used to determine burden estimates;
    (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
    This request proposes no changes to the currently approved 0985-
0006. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) requires grantees 
funded under its discretionary grants programs to report on the 
performance of their projects. This request is for an extension without 
change of the generic clearance mechanism currently in use to meet 
AoA's performance reporting requirements. Under the PRA, a ``Generic 
Clearance'' is approved by OMB for conducting more than one information 
collection (IC) using very similar methods and set protocols of 
questions that are approved for multiple ICs. AoA uses the generic 
clearance mechanism to collect performance data for a number of its 
smaller programs. The information submitted by ACL discretionary 
grantees is used by AoA to: (a) Review and monitor the grantee's 
progress in achieving project objectives; (b) identify significant 
findings, products, and practices of the project; and (c) identify 
areas of performance that may benefit from advice and assistance from 
ACL and, in rare instances, take corrective action.
    The current AoA Grantee Performance Report Instrument and 
Instructions will expire on April 30, 2019. Under this request, ACL 
would request that OMB approve an extension without change of this 
information collection mechanism for 18 months after expiration. During 
this extension period, ACL plans to substantively revise and submit a 
Generic Clearance request covering discretionary grant ICs across ACL, 
not just under the Older Americans Act.
    The proposed data collection instruments may be found on the ACL 
website for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.

Estimated Program Burden

    ACL estimates the annual burden hours associated with this 
collection as follows. The burden estimate is specific to the type of 
work done by the grantees that use this reporting format. Based on 266 
respondents taking an average estimate of 20 hours per response twice a 
year the annual burden hours total 10,460.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                   Annual number  Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per     hours per     Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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ACL Grantee.....................................             266               2              20              40
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,640
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    Dated: March 11, 2019.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-04829 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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